In a blatant act of prejudice a Georgia grocery store has taken down a display featuring prominent Black entertainer Snoop Dogg during Black History month!
The display at a Kroger grocery store in the peach tree states Peachtree City featured Snoop Dogg holding his wine, “19 Crimes.” The colourful rap and television star endorsed the wine that features famous criminals and details their exploits through an innovative app that can be used to tell the story of the perp on the bottle. Snoop Dogg, a convicted felon, is just one of 14 other famous criminals who are profiled along with infamous Australian penal colony prisoners and inside trader of arts and crafts, Martha Stewart.
Managers at Kroger promptly removed the display after they received complaints that the image of Snoop was offensive and negative towards Black people. The display featured a life-size cut-out of Snoop Dog with his brand 19 Crimes on it. Bottles of the rapper’s wine are in front of the cut-out. On a near-by blackboard text reads, “Celebrating Black History Month”, along with a drawing of a clenched fist that has “Dream Like Martin.” The board also reads, “Say it loud, ‘I’m Black and I’m proud.’”
BLACK ON BLACK WINE
The 19 Crimes wine brand claims its line of wines isn’t negating the crimes of people profiled, rather the goal is to tell the true story of “heroes who beat the odds and overcame adversity to become folk heroes,” according to the wineries website.
Several shoppers GWU! spoke with say that taking down the display was in itself a racist act.
“So by saying that Black people can’t be criminals, isn’t that a statement of inequality right there? Snoop and any other brother has just as much right as Martha Stewart to do the crime, do the time, and make the endorsements afterwards,” said shopper Tyrone Washington.
Doggystyle
Workers at the store confidentially told GWU! that there were actually more people that liked the display than complained about it. In fact, they snitch, many customers said it was refreshing for a store to take such a non-woke approach to the touchy subject of race during Black History Month.
“I don’t get it,” shopper Beth Erndale told GWU! “Snoop agreed to endorse this fun wine, got paid and got to tell his redemption story. What’s more American than that?”
Kroger’s corporate offices issued this statement after the display was removed: “Kroger is committed to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in all we do. Our intentions are never meant to be offensive.”
“Maybe,” mused Washington. “The company should have acknowledged that diversity, equity and inclusion applies to criminals of all races and to pretend it doesn’t, well that is offensive.”
